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Bear Mountain at Sudbury

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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Bear Mountain at Sudbury's website

136 Boston Post Road,
Sudbury MA 01776

(978) 443-2722

58.73% estimated occupancy 1

Bear Mountain at Sudbury is one of just two facilities in Sudbury, Massachusetts. With an overall grade of D, this is a subpar nursing home. This wasn't the worse nursing home we looked at, but we'd still be very reluctant to recommend it. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's report card, feel free to continue reading to learn more about its category grades. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Partnership
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

While this nursing home's overall grade was not a highlight, it actually really excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that area, which is one of our highest scores. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. It is typically best to avoid places that had a long list of severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's second best area is long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. In the area of long-term care, we focus on the amount of care offered by a nursing home, rather than more sophisticated services. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 99.63768 percent of its patients, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. The nursing grade includes quite a few factors, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a low total compared with most nursing homes. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Switching gears to our fourth area, this nursing home really did not fare very well in this category either. With a poor grade of F in short-term care, this is really as as uninspiring as it gets. Our short-term care ratings are presumably more important for people in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. With a score this poor in this area, we were not surprised to find that this facility was below average in the two key staffing metrics we focus on. It supplied substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most other nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 3.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Bear Mountain at Sudbury Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 8.46% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 1.81% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 1.49% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who had a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 24.69% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 28.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term care patients who are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 4.62% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 98.59% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 20.88% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 12.69% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 12.69% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 11.21% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Bear Mountain at Sudbury, 63.62% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Metrowest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.67 miles away115 Lincoln Street Framingham Massachusetts 01701Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 383-1000
  • Emerson Hospital -Acute Care Hospitals 6.36 miles away133 Old Road to 9 Acre Corner Concord Massachusetts 01742Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 369-1400
  • Newton-Wellesley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.8 miles away2014 Washington Street Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts 02462Voluntary non-profit - Other(617) 243-6000
  • Marlborough HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.98 miles away157 Union Street Marlborough Massachusetts 01752Voluntary non-profit - Private(508) 481-5000
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamAcute Care Hospitals 9.9 miles away148 Chestnut Street Needham Heights Massachusetts 02494Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 453-3002
  • St Elizabeth's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.51 miles away736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Proprietary(617) 789-3000
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonAcute Care Hospitals 13.03 miles away41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington Massachusetts 01803Voluntary non-profit - Private(781) 744-5100
  • Mount Auburn HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.24 miles away330 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138Voluntary non-profit - Private(617) 492-3500

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Framingham5.65 miles away110 Mt. Wayte Ave. Framingham Massachusetts 01702CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (508) 628-3801
  • Dci Walden Pond6.76 miles away56 B Winthrop Street Concord Massachusetts 01742Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 369-1683
  • Wellesley Dialysis8.23 miles away195 Worcester Street Lower Level Wellesley Hills Massachusetts 02481Dialysis Stations: 18 (781) 431-1414
  • The Dialysis Center at Waltham9.4 miles away135 Beaver Street, Suite 111 Waltham Massachusetts 02452Dialysis Stations: 14 (781) 642-0331
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Marlborough10.5 miles away360 Cedar Hill Street Suite 3 Marlborough Massachusetts 01752CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (508) 460-9250
  • Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston11.8 miles awayDialysis Unit - Ccp 7 736 Cambridge Street Brighton Massachusetts 02135Dialysis Stations: 17 (617) 789-2592
  • Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis12.24 miles away799 Concord Avenue Cambridge Massachusetts 02138CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (617) 547-7700
  • Davita Brookline Dialysis14.02 miles away322 Washington Street Brookline Massachusetts 02445CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (617) 734-7794

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=225710